Bone transport over an intramedullary nail. A case report with histologic examination of the regenerated segment

Injury

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 525-534

  Li, G ^a,c   Berven, S ^a,d   Athanasou, N A ^b   Simpson, A H R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c MUSGRAVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE REGENERATION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; BONE REGENERATION; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TIBIAL FRACTURES; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0032871056     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(99)00112-6     Document Type: Article

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